The world is an
interesting place to live in given its array of fascinating creations that it
hosts and amazing occurrences that it witness every passing day. Forget the
usual the heart of a shrimp is in its
head and deer cannot eat hay type
of interesting facts; there are thousands of interesting facts that will knock
your socks of. Here are some of the most interesting yet weird and humorous
facts from around the globe.
Weird
but Interesting Facts
·
The Internal Revenue Service in the United
States has a handbook for its workers in the revenue collections division unit.
Within the handbook are clear instructions about how the employees can go about
collecting taxes following a nuclear war.
·
The security personnel at Arkansas
Airport and O’Hare International Airport, Chicago have both discovered numerous
pieces of human heads and 78 human heads. The body parts were in route to
different medical facilities across the world but there were errors in the
paperwork.
·
When your stomach does not create a new
layer of mucus fortnightly, it will eventually digest itself
·
The sound from cracking knuckles is gas
bubbles between your joints bursting
·
Paper money is made from cotton and not
paper
·
In the mid-1800s, Ketchup was purchased
as medicine
·
The Bible placed by your bedside in
hotel rooms is not meant to remind you of your spousal commitment or discourage
sexual misconduct. The placement of Bibles in hotel rooms and lodges began in
1908 in Montana following a project by the Gideon Bible Association to spread
the Gospel to anyone residing in hotels. So, don’t feel guilty when you turn on
your side in the morning to find a Gideon Bible staring back at you, following
a not-so holy night!
·
The Liberty Bell and Statue of Liberty,
which are the greatest national symbols in the United States, were not made in
America. The former was made in England and the latter was made in France.
·
A living legend, Leonardo da Vinci had
magic hands. He could not only invent things such as scissors but also, he could
draw with his right hand and simultaneously write with his left hand.
·
If you want to lose weight or at least
watch your calorie intake, eat a lot of celery and apples. This is because you
use more calories to eat pieces of apples and celery than the number of calories
these fruits generate
·
The only land without rabies and
heartworm diseases is New Zealand
·
Guinness Book of Records holds the
record as the most often stolen book in Public Libraries globally
·
If you thought the camel is the only
animal that can last longest without water think again! Giraffes can go for
longer periods without water than camels and can guzzle up to 15 gallons of
water at a time when they eventually drink up. Despite their long frame, the neck
of a giraffe has seven verbra bones, which are equal numbers to that of a human
neck. Huh, seems if evolution theory is true, you will be walking neck high in
the coming century or so!
·
The famous Mona Lisa painting does not
have eyebrows! Yeah, go check…
·
What English speaking nations refer to
as French kissing, in France, it is referred to as English kissing
·
Having trouble with scorpions? Just
spray them with small amount of alcohol and they will instantaneously go nuts
and sting themselves to death
·
Talk of a sex maniac, a lion can mate
over fifty times in 24 hours!
·
Unmatched and a man in his own league,
Adolf Hitler not only had one testicle but also, made it as the 1938’s Man of The Year in the Time Magazine.
Hmmm, one testicled man making it to the 2013 Forbes’s 100? Very unlikely
·
Have you been facing snag after snag
business-wise? Well, you may consider visiting 165 University Avenue. Located
in California’s Silicon Valley, 165 University Avenue, which is in close
proximity to Stanford University, is world’s luckiest building. The building
has given birth to highly successful startups, which have become world renowned
brands. Some of the successful startups include Logitech (Leader in computer
systems production), PayPal (world leading online money transfer), Milo.com (Leading
shopping service that was acquired by eBay), Google (no need to explain this
one), Danger Inc.,(mobile phones developer that was acquired by Microsoft).
·
Interestingly, Facebook sought to lease 165
University Avenue for 5 years but their offer was rejected. Oddly, the building
is owned by an Iranian immigrant family, the Amidis, since 1970s.
Interesting
and Striking Facts About President J F Kennedy and Abraham Lincoln
·
Abraham Lincoln and JF Kennedy were
elected to Congress in 1846 and 1946 respectively and each was elected into
presidency in 1860 and 1960 respectively
·
Both US presidents were assassinated on
a Friday, killed from a shot in their backs as their wives watched in horror.
To add salt into injury, both wives suffered loss of their children while
residing in the White House
·
Both Lincoln and Kennedy were succeeded
by Johnsons from the South namely Andrew Johnson and Lyndon Johnson
respectively. Andrew Johnson and Lyndon
Johnson were born in 1808 and 1908 respectively.
·
Even weirder coincidences are that
Lincoln was assassinated at Ford Theater and Kennedy was assassinated in
Lincoln warehouse built by Ford. In addition, the assassin who shot Lincoln
escaped from the theater and went to hide in a warehouse while the assassin who
killed Kennedy escaped from the warehouse and went to hide inside a theater.
·
Both assassins were assassinated before
they could stand trial.
4th
Of July Interesting Facts
·
Contrary to popular opinion, The
Declaration of Independence, which was written on hemp paper was signed on
second August and not 4th of July
·
President John Adams and Thomas
Jefferson who had lived most of their lives as bitter rivals but reconciled in their
retirement died on 4th July 1826
·
President Calvin Coolidge breathed his
first breath on 4th July
·
Rwanda and the Philippines celebrate 4th
July as their Independence Day
·
The 4th of July Parade held
every year in Rhode Island since 1785 is America’s oldest and continuous
celebration that marks Independence Day
If you did not know all
these interesting facts, you are welcome!
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